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{{short description|Indian film Actor}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Saurav Lokesh
| image = SauravLokesh.jpg
| caption = Saurav Lokesh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|28}}
| birth_place = [[Bangalore]], [[Karnataka]], [[India]]
| nationality = [[India]]n
| alma mater = [[National College, Bangalore|National College Jayanagar, Bangalore]].
| occupation = [[Actor]]
| years_active = 2009-Present
| known_for =
| parents =
}}

'''Saurav Lokesh''' (born 28 May 1984), also known as '''Bhajarangi Loki''', is an [[Indian film]] [[Actor]] who predominantly works in the [[Kannada]] [[Film industry]]. He rose to the fame with the 2013 blockbuster ''[[Bhajarangi]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Saurav Lokesh Biography |url=https://www.nettv4u.com/celebrity/kannada/movie-actor/saurav-lokesh |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Nettv4u}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sourav Lokesh |url=https://chiloka.com/celebrity/sourav-lokesh |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Chiloka}}</ref>

==Early life==
Saurav was born as youngest son to V. Ramakrishna & L. Rajalakshmi in Srinagar [[Bangalore district|Bangalore district, Karnataka]]. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science|Bachelor of Science degree]] in [[Chemistry]]. He was instantly drawn to [[acting]] after watching a play during his Final Year in College. He was employed at [[HSBC]] before he resigned and followed his passion for acting and started doing [[theatre]].

==Career==
Lokesh started his acting journey from theatre in the year 2006. He has worked with most of the amateur & professional theatre groups from 2006 to 2014, which includes more than 30 plays which has been performed over 100+ shows. While he was doing theatre he managed to get into [[television serials]] and started doing supporting roles but did not achieve much success.

Saurav Lokesh made his [[sandalwood]] debut in the year 2009 with a small role in the movie ''[[Savaari (2009 film)|Savaari]]'' directed by Jacob Verghese. He then appeared in small supporting roles in ''Huli'', ''[[AK 56]]'', and ''[[Shiva (2012 film)|Shiva]]'', all directed by [[Om Prakash Rao]], between 2010 and 2012. He appeared as minor antagonists in ''[[Googly (film)|Googly]]'' and ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari]]''.

He has appeared in more than 12 movies in small supporting roles before getting his breakthrough performance in ''[[Bhajarangi]]'', directed by [[A. Harsha]], which won him many applause and was praised for his role as Rana. The movie was a commercial hit and got him wide recognition as an actor and he became popular as Bhajarangi Loki.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhajarangi Movie Review |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/bhajarangi/movie-review/27451889.cms |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bhajarangi Loki |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Bhajarangi-Loki |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bad Boys on the prowl |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movies/photo-features/bad-boys-on-the-prowl/photostory/53193714.cms |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref>
In the year 2015 he appeared ''[[Rathaavara]]'' as a [[transgender]], which furthered his fame.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bhajarangi Loki's respect for transgenders increases after acting in Rathaavara |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/news/2015/bharangi-lokesh-aka-saurav-lokesh-in-rathaavara-207634.html |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Filmibeat}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Loki in a Mangala Mukhi Avatar in Rathaavara |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2015/nov/24/Loki-in-a-Mangala-Mukhi-Avatar-in-Rathaavara-847417.html |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> He also played a role of a lawyer in ''Mahakaali''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mahakaali Movie Review |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/mahakaali/movie-review/47065962.cms |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref> He also appeared as an antagonist in ''[[Sharp Shooter (film)|Sharp Shooter]]''. In 2016, he appeared in the movie ''[[Jaguar (2016 film)|Jaguar]]''; a bilingual film in both Kannada and Telugu, this was Lokesh's Telugu debut. <ref>{{cite news |title=Jaguar drives Bhajarangi Loki to Telugu |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/aug/08/Jaguar-drives-Bhajarangi-Loki-to-Telugu-1506734.amp#aoh=15930810442837&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> In the same year, he also appeared as one of the lead antagonists in ''[[Jai Maruthi 800]]''. Saurav appeared in the role of Bhujanga in ''[[Raj Vishnu]]''.
In ''[[Thayige Thakka Maga (2018 film)|Thayige Thakka Maga]]'', Lokesh played an antagonist in the role of Sharath Kale.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thayige Takka Maga review : a mediocre outing |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/review/2018/nov/17/thayige-thakka-maga-review-a-mediocre-outing-1899179.html |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref> Later, in 2019, Lokesh played a police officer in the suspense-thriller ''Striker''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Striker Movie Review |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/striker/movie-review/68113260.cms |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref> In the same year he appeared as Bairaa, an antagonist, in [[Radhika Kumaraswamy]]'s comeback film ''[[Damayanthi (film)|Damayanthi]]'', directed by [[Navarasan]].<ref>{{cite news |title='Bhajarangi' Loki to play antagonist in Radhika Kumaraswamy's 'Damayanthi' |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2018/nov/12/bhajarangi-loki-to-play-antagonist-in-radhika-kumaraswamys-damayanti-1897227.html |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
In 2020, he appeared as an antagonist in rom-com fantasy movie ''[[Kaanadante Maayavadanu]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Antagonistic Avatars |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/sandalwood/200116/antagonistic-avatars.html |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bhajarangi Loki movies |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/topic/Bhajarangi-Loki/movies |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Films===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Film
!Role
!Director
!Notes
|-
|2009
|''[[Savaari (2009 film)|Savaari]]''
|Salman
|Jacob Verghese
|
|-
|rowspan='2'|2010
|''[[Mathe Mungaru]]''
|Fisher Man
|Dwarki
|
|-
|''Huli''
|College Student
|[[Om Prakash Rao]]
|
|-
|rowspan='3'|2012
|''[[AK 56]]''
|Local Goon
|Om Prakash Rao
|
|-
|''Narasimha''
|Local Goon
|[[Mohan Shankar]]
|
|-
|''[[Shiva (2012 film)|Shiva]]''
|Police Trainee
|Om Prakash Rao
|
|-
|rowspan='4'|2013
|''[[Googly (film)]]''
|Local Goon
|[[Pavan Wadeyar]]
|
|-
|''Mangana Kaili Manikya''
|Antagonist
|Rajendra Karanth
|
|-
|''[[Sweety Nanna Jodi]]''
|Antagonist's Brother
|Vijayalakshmi Singh
|
|-
|''[[Bhajarangi]]''
|Rana
|[[A. Harsha]]
|Nominated for SIIMA in Best Actor in a Negative Role (2014)
|-
|rowspan='4'|2014
|''Sadagara''
|Antagonist
|Gopi Surya
|
|-
|''[[Belli (film)|Belli]]''
|Antagonist
|Mussanje Mahesh
|
|-
|''[[Ambareesha]]''
|Antagonist
|Mahesh Sukhadhare
|
|-
|''[[Mr. and Mrs. Ramachari]]''
|Antagonist
|[[Santhosh Ananddram]]
|
|-
|rowspan='4'|2015
|''Mahakaali''
|Lawyer
|S. Mahender
|
|-
|''[[Just Maduveli]]''
|Antagonist
|KolarSeena
|
|-
|''[[Sharp Shooter (film)]]''
|Antagonist
|Ghouse Peer
|
|-
|''[[Rathaavara]]''
|Maadevi
|[[Chandrashekar Bandiyappa]]
|
|-
|rowspan='2'|2016
|''[[Jai Maruthi 800]]''
|Narasimha
|[[A. Harsha]]
|
|-
|''[[Jaguar (2016 film)|Jaguar]]''
|Ajay
|A. Mahadev
|Bilinguial release in Kannada & Telegu
|-
|rowspan='2'|2017
|''Veera Ranachandi''
|Lucky
|Anand P Raju
|
|-
|''[[Raj Vishnu]]''
|Rupai Bhujanga
|K. Madesh
|
|-
|rowspan='2'|2018
|''Gaanchali''
|Johnny
|K. N. Ashok
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaanchali Movie Review |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/gaanchali/movie-review/66880943.cms |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Thayige Thakka Maga (2018 film)|Thayige Thakka Maga]]''
|SharathKaale
|[[Shashank (director)|Shashank]]
|Nominated for Filmibeat best of Kannada negative role 2018
|-
|rowspan='4'|2019
|''Striker''
|Purushotham
|PawanTrivikram
|
|-
|''Ranabhoomi''
|COP
|Deepak
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Ranabhoomi Movie Review |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/ranabhoomi/movie-review/71970598.cms |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Damayanthi (film)|Damayanthi]]''
|Bhaira
|[[Navarasan]]
|
|-
|''Margaret''
|Ramachari
|M. S. Sreenath
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Margaret Movie Review |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/entertainment/kannada/movie-reviews/margaret/movie-review/72294040.cms |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan='1'|2020
|''[[Kaanadante Maayavadanu]]''
|Jayanna
|[[Raj Pathipati]]
|
|-
|rowspan='3'|2021
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''Takkar''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|
|Raghu Shastry
|Post Production
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Bhajarangi 2]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|
|[[A. Harsha]]
|Filming
|-
|style="background:#FFFFCC;"|''[[Acharya (film)|Acharya]]''{{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}}
|{{TBA}}
|[[Koratala Siva]]
|Telugu debut ; filming
|-
|}

===OTT/Web Series===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Network
!Notes
|-
|2019
|Raktha Chandana
|Psycho Killer
|Watchoo Channel
|Directed by Giri Raj<ref>{{cite news |title=Giriraj's next is "Raktha Chandana" |url=https://www.newskarnataka.com/sandalwood/girirajs-next-is-raktha-chandana |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=News Karnataka}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Network
!Notes
|-
|2008
|Nakutanti
|Office Boy
|[[Udaya TV]]
|Directed by Giri Raj
|-
|2011
|Mahabharata (Kannada)
|Younger Bheeshma
|Udaya TV
|Produced by [[Cinevistaas Limited]]
|-
|2012
|Cheluvi
|Army Officer
|[[Suvarna TV]]
|
|-
|2014
|CID Karnataka
|CID
|[[Zee Kannada]]
|
|-
|}

==Awards and Nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year{{efn|name=years|Refers to the year in which the award ceremony was held.}} !! Film !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Ref
|-
|2014
|''[[Bhajarangi]]''
|[[SIIMA Awards|SIIMA - 2014]]
|Best Actor in a Negative role
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=SIIMA 2014 kannada nominations |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/siima-2014-kannada-nominations-sudeep-yash-darshan-upendra-shivarajkumar-rated-best-actors-604929 |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=IBT}}</ref>
|-
|2018
|''[[Thayige Thakka Maga (2018 film)|Thayige Thakka Maga]]''
|'Filmibeat' Best of 2018
|Best Kannada Negative Role 2018
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite news |title=Best kannada negative role 2018 |url=https://www.filmibeat.com/kannada/celebs/best-negative-role-2018.html |access-date=June 25, 2020 |work=Filmibeat}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Notes===
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=nm8402822}}
* {{Facebook|saurav.lokesh.5}}
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* {{Instagram | id=sauravlokesh| name= saurav lokesh}}

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